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This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland . To read about the background to many of these events, see History of Scotland .
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland for the years 1700 to 1707. It lists acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged with the old Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, by the Union with England Act 1707 (c. 7). For other years, see list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland.
7 July – Adam Smith sets out from Scotland to take up a scholarship at Balliol College, Oxford. [1] Hugh and Robert Tennent take over the Wellpark Brewery, originally known as the Drygate Brewery, in Glasgow. General George Wade is succeeded as Commander-in-chief in Scotland by Sir John Cope.
Between 1760 and 1830, many tens of thousands of Lowland Scots emigrated mainly within Lowland Scotland, with some taking advantage of the many new opportunities offered in Canada to own and farm their own land. [2] Most chose to remain, by choice, some out of an inability to secure transatlantic passage, or because of obligations in Scotland.
This only began to change in the 1970s, partly due to the discovery and development of North Sea oil and gas and partly as Scotland moved towards a more service-based economy, with the services sector contributing 75% to the overall Scottish economy in 2020. [300] This period saw the emergence of the Scottish National Party and movements for ...
Great Scottish inventions and discoveries: a concise guide : a selection of Scottish inventions and discoveries made over a period stretching back to the fifteenth century, John Geddes, Northern Books, 1994; Scottish Inventors, Alistair Fyfe, HarperCollins, 1999, ISBN 0-00-472326-0, ISBN 978-0-00-472326-6
Scottish Victory. Scots played a key role in this conflict after the battle of Agincourt, forming a large part of French armies in this period that changed the course of the war; Battle of Homildon Hill ends in decisive English victory; Battle of Sark Ends in decisive Scottish victory in the north, coinciding with victory on the continent in France